Asistente WASI

The Asistente WASI supports the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene activities in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The role involves operational and logistical support, community accompaniment, and documentation to ensure effective project delivery under the supervision of the Base Manager and technical guidance of the WASI specialist.

Responsibilities

• Participate in needs assessments related to water, sanitation and hygiene in host communities, institutions and other sites in Zulia.
• Prepare and organize distribution sites ensuring order, security, signage, flow of attention, crowd control and accessibility for persons with specific needs.
• Actively collaborate in the direct delivery of WASI kits, NFI, TANDAS, promoting dignified, respectful and non-discriminatory treatment towards Persons of Interest (PDI).
• Support reception, unloading, quantity verification and quality control of food and other supplies, ensuring proper temporary storage according to basic hygiene and conservation standards.
• Ensure safeguarding, organization and control of materials, field inventories and verification means (minutes, signed lists, logistic formats, incident reports).
• Participate in joint verification of goods and equipment acquired, checking conformity with technical specifications, quantities and established conditions.
• Complete appropriate WASH sector documentation for intervention projects including needs assessments, project proposals, metric computations, schedules, plans, schematic designs, GPS coordinate management, mapping of project activities/areas, specifications and design of WASH kit contents.
• Conduct proper follow-up and inspection of water and sanitation works in the field, as well as monitoring physical and financial execution and payment processes to service and works companies.
• Provide guidance to beneficiaries on delivery processes and timing, prioritizing persons with specific needs such as elderly, pregnant women and persons with disabilities.
• Support operational planning and preparation of community activities including calls, coordination with community leaders, verification of lists and schedule organization.
• Respect cultural practices of indigenous communities and support logistics of participatory activities.
• Facilitate workshops or community activities required by the program according to identified needs.
• Support collection and organization of verification means required for reports, post-distribution monitoring (PDM) and baseline studies.
• Report any incidents, complaints or difficulties during activities to the Team Leader or Manager.
• Maintain activity and route logs as required by the Base Manager.
• Perform any other relevant tasks as requested by line managers and the water, sanitation and hygiene team.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience working with communities or in social/humanitarian projects.
• Experience in delivery and management of humanitarian aid.
• Experience in rural and hard-to-access contexts or indigenous communities is an asset.
• Ability to self-organize.
• Knowledge and interest in the humanitarian sector.
• Ability to work well under pressure and in adverse conditions.
• Basic knowledge of Excel.

Skills

• Humanitarian Aid Delivery
• Community Engagement
• Project Implementation
• Operational Support
• Logistical Support
• Water Sanitation Hygiene
• Rural Context Experience
• Indigenous Community Experience
• Excel
• Documentation

Languages

Spanish